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Ad blockers are new, so we don't have to "get used to it". Successfully lowering the amount of incessant ads I am exposed to has increased my sovereignty and pe
by wu-ikkyu 10y ago
Ad blockers are new, so we don't have to "get used to it". Successfully lowering the amount of incessant ads I am exposed to has increased my sovereignty and peace of mind.
- jamespo 10y agoFeel free to welcome your new "sponsored content" overlords
- CaptSpify 10y agoI never understood this argument. It's not like advertisers are going to say "Oh, everyone is unblocking ads. Let's stop using 'sponsored content' then!" They are going to continue with both sponsored content AND ads. I'm just cutting off one side.
- stevesearer 10y agoI think they are saying that an effect of increased ad blocking will be an increase in the amount of sponsored content masquerading as real content.
- CaptSpify 10y agoProbably. If only one avenue works, they'd use that one avenue. Doesn't mean we can't fix that problem either. I'd still rather they only have one avenue of attack on me than two.
- wu-ikkyu 10y agoSponsored content is preferable to the harassing nature of pop up type advertising. It's also easy enough to avoid the majority of it by simply ignoring mainstream news outlets.